Anson Museum Trust Limited

Analysis

Anson Museum Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in March 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02101699). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Anson Museum Trust Limited reported income of £45k and spending of £36k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7,428 to £45k (+509%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 546%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Anson Museum Trust Limited sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haslemere Musical Society (£45k), Sherborne Literary Society (£45k) and East Harlsey Village Hall (£45k).